Cédric Daniel André Charlier (born 27 November 1987) is a Belgian professional

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player who plays as a forward for

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and the Belgian national team. He played 381 matches for the Belgium national team from 2008 until 2024.

Club career

Charlier started playing hockey at Uccle and played there until he was 19 years old, when he went to Racing Bruxelles. In July 2019, he made a transfer to

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. After he won the Belgian national title with Dragons in the 2020–21 season he returned to Racing. In his first season back at Racing he won the league title again.

International career

At the

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and

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, he competed for the

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in the men's tournament. At the 2016 Olympics, he was part of the Belgian men's team that won the silver medal. Charlier also won silver with

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at the 2013 EuroHockey Championship on home ground in Boom and at the 2017 EuroHockey Championships in

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. In

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, he finally won a gold medal at the

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. On 25 May 2021, he was selected in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship. In August 2024 he announced after the quarterfinal loss in the

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against Spain would be his last match with the national team.

Honours

International

;Belgium *

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*Olympic silver medal:

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* EuroHockey Championship:

* FIH Pro League: 2020–21

Club

;Dragons * Belgian Hockey League: 2020–21 ;Racing * Belgian Hockey League: 2021–22

References

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Cédric Charlier
at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics * * 1987 births Living people Belgian male field hockey players Male field hockey forwards Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Olympic field hockey players for Belgium People from Anderlecht Olympic silver medalists for Belgium Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics KHC Dragons players Men's Belgian Hockey League players Royal Racing Club Bruxelles players Olympic gold medalists for Belgium Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Field hockey players from Brussels 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players 21st-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-fieldhockey-bio-stub